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Fox News
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Country star Thomas Rhett falls at concert, leaves in wheelchair
Country music star Thomas Rhett is recovering after a painful fall that left him needing medical attention and a wheelchair. Rhett gave an update on his injury to his 4.9 million social media followers. "I've sprained my ankle a million times playing sports, but never felt it like that last night," he shared on Instagram, thanking fans for their well wishes. "Just missed a step man… welcome to 35, I guess is the new motto," Rhett added. "Just got an x-ray and thank the Lord nothing is broken… it's just a gnarly sprain…." He added that he "can't put weight" on his ankle just yet. The country singer's health update comes after he injured his ankle during a concert. Rhett joined fellow artist Forrest Frank during a performance of their collaboration, "Nothing Else." During the concert in Nashville, Rhett detailed his fall before he joined Frank on stage. Rhett took to his social media to share a video of what led to his injury. On Instagram, his wife, Lauren Akins, 35, was seen pushing her husband in a wheelchair. Then the video cuts to Frank's performance on stage with text that said, "30 minutes earlier." "I can't sing Thomas Rhett's verse, right?" Frank told the roaring crowd. "Hey … where you at?" The next video clip showed Rhett in the crowd with a spotlight on him. As Rhett began to walk down the stairs to join Frank, he counted down the moment he was about to fall in the arena. "3… 2… 1," the video text said before Rhett is seen falling down the stairs in slow motion. Although the "Die a Happy Man" singer said he made a "quick recovery," Rhett was seen hopping on stage to join Frank. He wrote "pain" in the video clip and gave Frank a handshake. Rhett appeared to be in good spirits while he hopped on stage to the beat of the music in the high-energy performance with Frank. "Every now and then you just have to sing at a Forrest Frank concert and break your ankle in the process," Rhett said, as he sat in a wheelchair. "I gave my all for Tennessee tonight." Rhett's social media caption said, "@hiforrest told me to pull up and I left in a wheelchair." He ended his video with his wife pushing him in a wheelchair. Rhett tied the knot with his wife in 2012, when they were both 22 years old. They share four daughters — Willa Gray, Ada James, Lennon Love and Lillie Carolina. WATCH: THOMAS RHETT ASKS AUDIENCE TO PRAY FOR FAN TAKEN OUT OF NASHVILLE CONCERT BY MEDICAL STAFF In 2023, the "Gone Country" singer had a serious concert mishap during a performance in Nashville. Rhett was alerted to a situation in the crowd after a fan had a medical emergency, which prompted immediate concern from the country singer and his team. In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, Rhett had just finished singing when he recognized there was something wrong. "Hey, there's somebody down here who's … really hurt," he announced. Rhett then asked if there were any medical personnel in the audience. Rhett stopped his concert for several minutes as medics attended to the person in distress and carried him out of the venue. Additional video showed Rhett asking those around him for the man's name, which he later learned was Terry.
Miami Herald
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Thomas Rhett leaves Nashville concert in a wheelchair after surprise performance
Thomas Rhett gave his Nashville fans everything he had — but it came at a cost. The 35-year-old country music artist appeared as a guest singer at Forrest Frank's 'Child of God' tour stop in Nashville on April 13 when things went from exciting to painful within minutes. In a clip shared by Rhett on Instagram, Frank starts to sing the duo's hit song 'Nothing Else' when he invites Rhett — who was sitting in a secluded area in the stands — to perform with him. 'I can't sing Thomas Rhett's verse, right?' Frank asks his audience in the video. After the cameras and spotlights turned to Rhett, he began making his way down the arena steps when he accidentally tripped and fell before making it to the arena floor. Rhett immediately stood up and performed the song, but not before the pain settled in. In the video, Rhett's wife, Lauren Akins, is seen laughing hysterically as she rolls him out of the arena in a wheelchair 30 minutes after the incident. 'You have no mercy at all. Unbelievable!' Rhett says to his wife as she continues to laugh. Rhett later confirmed that he suffered a broken ankle from the fall. 'You know, every now and then, you just have to sing in a Forrest Frank concert and break your ankle in the process. I gave my all for Tennessee tonight,' Rhett said in the clip. '@hiforrest told me to pull up and I left in a wheelchair,' he wrote in the caption. Frank commended his fellow singer in the comment section, calling Rhett an 'ABSOLUTE CHAMPION' for taking one for the team. Many of Rhett's friends and fans agreed with that sentiment, including singer Garrett Hornbuckle, who commented, 'You handled this like a champ!!!! Seriously man you're the real deal.' 'Bro broke his ankle and performed like nothing happened. That's a pros pro,' wrote photographer Jake Blucker. Other users couldn't help but relate to his wife's uncontrollable laughing as she pushed him in the wheelchair. 'It's lauren laughing for me,' one user commented, while another wrote, 'OMG! Y'all crack me up! Of course Lauren is laughing.' Rhett and Akins met in kindergarten and started dating in 2011 before tying the knot the following year, according to Us Weekly. The couple adopted a daughter, Willa Gray, 9, from Uganda in 2017, per People. They also share three other daughters — Ada James, 7, Lennon Love, 5, and Lillie Carolina, 3. Rhett's surprise performance — and broken ankle — on April 13 comes less than two months before Rhett kicks off his 'Better In Boots' tour. Rhett will visit 30 cities across North America 'with direct support from Tucker Wetmore as well as special guests The Castellows or Dasha,' according to a press release. The tour commences on June 5 at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas, and concludes September 26 at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington.
